By Erin Bennett The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impact on employment rates and, consequently, on access to health insurance. In North Carolina, the state unemployment rate exceeded 12%…
June 9, 2020
COVID-19 and NC’s Homeless Population
By James Coleman
Written by James Coleman As our country and the global community as a whole work to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, we must not lose sight of how this…
May 29, 2020
Serious Illness Care Recommendations During COVID-19
By Michelle Ries
Written by Michelle Ries Re-posted from AARP The North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Serious Illness Care recommends actions to improve quality of living for individuals with serious…
May 26, 2020
Pandemic Support for COVID-19 Research at North Carolina Universities & Oversight of Funding Allocations
By Brieanne Lyda-McDonald
Written by Brieanne Lyda-McDonald The Pandemic Response Act (House Bill 1043) and the COVID-19 Recovery Act (Senate Bill 704) signed by Governor Roy Cooper on May 4 contain a…